Bakreshwar
বক্রেশ্বর
Birbhum district · Tagore Country & Rarh
Hot springs and a Shiva temple.
About Bakreshwar
A temple town built around a group of hot springs, each in its own tank with a name. The hottest are too hot to touch; bathers use the cooler kunds. The Bakranath Shiva temple stands beside them, and the place is counted among the Shakti Peeths.
Highlights
- The hot spring kunds
- Bakranath Temple
- The lanes of small shrines
Plan your trip
- Best time
- November to February.
- How to reach
- Siuri is the nearest major station (about 20 km); buses run from Siuri and from Bolpur. About 220 km from Kolkata.
- Suggested stay
- Day trip from Shantiniketan, or 1 night
- Distance from Kolkata
- About 220 km by road
- Travel time
- 5 hours
- Nearest railway station
- Siuri
- Budget
- Budget
Tip
Bathe only in the kunds marked for bathing.
Nearby and related destinations
- Shantiniketan: Rabindranath Tagore's university town. (about 160 km from Kolkata, nearest station Bolpur Shantiniketan)
- Tarapith: A famous Shakti Peeth and cremation-ground temple. (about 220 km from Kolkata, nearest station Rampurhat)
- Jaydev Kenduli: The Baul fair on the Ajay. (about 180 km from Kolkata, nearest station Bolpur Shantiniketan or Durgapur)
- Bishnupur: Terracotta temples of the Malla kings. (about 140 km from Kolkata, nearest station Bishnupur)
Part of these guides
Distances and travel times are approximate road figures from central Kolkata. Check timings, permits and road conditions before you travel.